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Photo via SFGate
Some things don’t need to be brought back from the past, like scrunchies, The A-Team (sequel?!), or denim overalls. But here’s something we definitely wouldn’t mind reliving: a pop-up Atari game kiosk at the Powell BART station, circa 1976.
SFGate’s Arcade Photos from the 1970s and 1980s story showed this amazing photo of an Atari kiosk on the BART platform.
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Photo by Ian Fuller
If you think the bus is so slow that you might as well be on foot, Motion Starved and Athleta on Fillmore Street are challenging you to put your theory to the test tomorrow in their “Race the 22-Fillmore” event. At 6 p.m., the runners are gathering at Fillmore and Cervantes to see if they can outrun the bus up and over the hill. At the end of the race, there will be free snacks waiting. Read more
Photo by chrystalchan
Spotted at the Palo Alto Caltrain station by @chrystalchan. And you think nothing happens in the ‘burbs.
You know we also run @caltraindiaries, right? Follow us for all the geekery on Caltrain you can get, minute by minute.
Reader Michele sent us this photo and said, “I was riding the 1BX this morning and this caught my eye. Not sure if was strategically placed to do just that or perhaps he was hiding some morning wood, but none the less it was distracting!”
Ah, morning humor.
Photo by zagraves
One more thing before you wipe the sight of two people boning on BART out of your memory: here’s the audio response (creatively borrowed from BART’s intercom) regarding banging on public transit.
Listen to the audio reply on the “BARTsex” section of Josh Ellingson’s blog.
And SFGate reports that “BART police probe porn video shot on train.”
(Is everyone in the SFGate newsroom still giggling about using the word “probe” in that headline there?)
By the way, if you want to hear more candid opinions from the BART PA system, here’s “the truth about BART.”
Karen learned how to dance in a year, starting with a very awkward first day. She practiced everywhere and guess where she decided to show off her final accomplishment? At the South San Francisco BART station, of course.
People who watch me dance today sometimes assume I’ve been dancing for many years. I made this video so you could see the awkward body that started just one year ago.
Here’s my secret: I practiced everywhere. At bus stops. In line at the grocery store. At work — Using the mouse with my right hand and practicing drills with my left hand. You don’t have to train hardcore for years to become a dancer. But you must be willing to practice and you better be hungry.